Intracellular pathogens, such as viruses, are far more than a “spanner in the works”; upon infection of their hosts, viruses d

Dr. Timothy P Newsome

Group leader (virology)

Discipline of Microbiology, School of Molecular and Bioscience,

University of Sydney, Australia

September 16, Thursday, 17:00- at Building F, Seminar Room

"Probing host/pathogen interactions with Vaccinia virus"

Intracellular pathogens, such as viruses, are far more than a “spanner in the works”; upon infection of their hosts, viruses do not simply gum-up cellular machinery, but cunningly subvert cellular processes to facilitate their own replication and spread. Dr. Timothy P Newsome is focusing on using viral pathogens to better our understanding of the host-pathogen interface, not only to advance our knowledge of fundamental cell biology, but also to identify novel molecular targets that can be used to inhibit virus replication.